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Meaning of FEATHERING

Pronunciation:  'fedhuring

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
 
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 Synonyms: feather
 
 See Also: rotation, row, rowing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Feath"er*ing\, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as {Foliation}.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
   the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
   position. See {To feather an oar}, under {Feather}, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
{Feathering float} (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
   feathering wheel.
{Feathering screw} (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
   blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
   water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
{Feathering wheel} (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
   automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
   water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
   the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent.
 

 

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